Folder Rules
Sort, copy and rename files with rules you can preview and pause.
Free trial · Full version €2.99 once
Windows 11 24H2 or later · x64
Preview your first Downloads rule
Seven days from the first ready rule activation. No subscription. See trial details.
Start with one folder
Choose where a rule should look for matching files.
Preview the result
Check the matches before allowing the rule to change files.
Repeat the routine
Move, copy, rename or extract supported files with rules you can pause.
Sort incoming PDFs into their own folder
Set a rule once, preview its matches and let Folder Rules handle matching files.
- Choose a practice folder and select Add rule. Set Item type to File and File extensions to pdf.
- Choose Copy and a separate destination outside the watched folder. Use Preview to check which files match.
- Select Save rule when the preview is right. Saving can process existing matching files too. Check Activity and the copied PDFs before using the rule on Downloads.
See Folder Rules
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Before you choose
- Saving or enabling a rule can apply it to matching items already in the selected folder, not just future arrivals.
- Move stays on the same actual volume. Choose Copy explicitly to send supported files to another local NTFS volume.
- Cloud/sync, network and removable locations are not supported watched folders. Test the first rule with sample files.
Try it with your own files
Try Folder Rules free for seven days. The timer starts when you first activate a valid, ready rule or resume automation with one. Opening the app, preparing rules and using Preview do not start it.
Once started, the 168-hour period continues while paused, closed or offline. It is shared by your rules, not renewed for each folder. At expiry, new automatic work stops; your rules, activity and existing files are kept.
Buy the full version for €2.99 once, with no subscription. Microsoft Store must confirm full access. Your Pause choice is preserved; choose Resume after access returns if requested. Buying does not automatically replay cancelled or completed work.
Folder Rules
Sort, copy and rename files with rules you can preview and pause.
€2.99 one-time purchase Your Store region determines the final price.
Version 1.0.1
More about Folder Rules
Features and working limits
- Match the files you mean: Set conditions for files, folders or both. Rules run in order, with the first matching rule deciding the action.
- Choose the action: Use supported Move, Copy, Rename, archive extraction or explicitly enabled Recycle Bin actions.
- Check and pause the work: Preview the scope, review Activity and use Pause when you need to stop new work. Closing the main window does not exit the background engine.
Local data and network use
- Rules, watched folders and activity records are stored on the PC.
- File processing and supported archive extraction run locally.
- Recycle actions require explicit selection. They are not a permanent-delete fallback.
- Clear activity and Reset do not authorize deletion of user files or unresolved recovery data.
- Protected trial timing records are stored separately in your Windows user profile and bound locally to the Windows user, device and Windows installation. Clearing activity, Reset, updates and normal reinstall do not renew the seven-day period. This is not account-wide tracking across devices.
- Microsoft Store services check trial or full access and updates, and handle purchases. A Store-page visit or pending purchase does not establish full access; the app verifies the official license. Official Store device caching governs offline access.
- Support and Store actions open their named external services. Rule processing does not send file contents to a cloud organizer.
System requirements
Windows 11 version 24H2 (build 26100) or later; x64; supported fixed local NTFS folders outside cloud, network and removable locations.